Today, 14 April 2025, the President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, signed a decree confirming the end of the mandate of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Mr. Boukhar Mohamed. He will be replaced by Professor Kamel Rezig.

Kamel Rezig was born on 18 October 1964 in Boufarik, Blida Province. He previously served as Minister from January 2020 to March 2023, during which he implemented a number of key reforms in the trade sector — in particular, measures to combat market speculation and improve market regulation.

After completing his ministerial duties in 2023, he was appointed Advisor to the President on foreign trade and export matters.

A professor of economics and Doctor of Economic Sciences (University of Algiers 3), Kamel Rezig also worked as a senior tax inspector and an academic at the University of Blida beginning in 1997. From 1999 to 2004, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the same university.

He is the author of scientific works on Islamic economics and zakat-related issues.

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